Jorge was born in Lisbon, Portugal. He started working in New York City in 1987 with photographers David Lachapelle, Michel Comte, Annie Leibowitz and Sheila Metzner. His work has been published in international magazines such as French Vogue, Harper’s bazaar, W Magazine, Elle, Vanity Fair, The Face, ID, Visionaire and Rolling Stone.

From 2000 to 2004, Jorge was under contract with Estee Lauder as their “Trend Team’s” Interpretive Artist.

Jorge’s artistry draws inspiration from clasical painting, era icons and tribal markings of different cultures. He believes strongly that makeup is a way to communicate and express yourself, and loves to blend contrasting styles from across the world. His unique approach has established himself as one of the finest makeup and body painters in the fashion arena to date.